OCZ 8500 Low-Voltage Blade

[Don_Dan]

nice looking kit. what ICs do they use?

Sorry, I don't know what chips they use, and I won't try to rip off the heatspreader and risk killing my sticks.

Nice kit u have there m8,could u show us what this kit can do with tight subtiimings?

Thanks mate! Wait for more tests, I should have finished CL4 testing tomorrow evening, but I can already say that these sticks aren't built for tight subtimings.

Looking forward to results! Still looking for that stock Newegg has shipped to show up on the site

Stay tuned, results look very promising!

yes it does. If the sticks, by any chance, are micron based, then the sticks wil be a no-go for me. Other guys may have othere reasons for asking for the ICs. So what ICs do the sticks use?

Why 1.93V is the limit? Will they degrade while using higher voltage or just no OC gain? What's the story with the wrong SPD?

DON_DAN - is standard retail kit purchased by you or perhaps you got it from an OCZ representative for testing?

The limit on voltage is set because Tony mentioned it in the other thread, for now I decided to test them up to 1.90V, as that's already enought work. More voltage will only create more heat, remember those aren't D9GMH sticks. This time it's about finding the sweet spot for voltage!

The kit was bought in a regular hardware shop and it's a normal retail sample!

are those the platinum's?picture shows blades but it says platinum.im kind of confused.i want the blades.

Where does it say Platinum?
Look at the part number in the pic of the SPD I posted. This is the Blade series, though it doesn't matter much anyway!

The part number is for the blades so I guessing there the blades. I am wanting a set of the 9600s if the price is right.

http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2009/339

Correct!

my gut tells me its ddr3

That's what I was thinking at first too!

You should definitely get yourself a kit of this stuff zsamz_, it's a lot of fun to play with them.

Because others get to know what IC's you use, so they can compete, and we get lower prices on better mems? Don't see how that makes us our own enemies.

Do you remember what happened last time when a "special" 4GB-kit was released by another RAM-manufacturer? Those sticks were already expensive in the beginning, but when people found out which chips they used they became even more overpriced because no company could fill up its stock.
For now please stop discussing what ICs they have, Tony won't tell it and I won't try to find it out the hard way. We will know it sooner or later anyway!
( Please don't get me wrong though, I'm also very very interested in what ICs they use... )

Ok with the chips, let's see real performance: max 24/7 freaquency with timings(CL3, CL4, CL5) and voltage...

Thanks for stopping the discussion.
Did you actually read what I posted up to know? I will skip CL3 testing, and replace it with CL6 tests.
I will post more results tomorrow, I should have finished my initial CL4 tests by then, but please understand that thorough testing takes some time.